Device for receiving coins

A device for receiving coins with

• a charge aperture for charging coins,
• a unit for separating coins entered into the charge aperture, and
• a feed unit between the charge aperture and the unit for separating coins, the feed unit for feeding coins to the unit for separating coins, which feed unit is provided with a guide face giving support to the coins during the feeding process,
• wherein the feed unit (4) is an active type feeder having a feed module (5) that is operable with the aid of an actuator means to feed coins toward the coin separating unit (3) and that is designed such that the coins are transported toward the coin separating unit (3) along said guide face,
• wherein the feed unit (4) has a transfer module (7) to restrict a feed rate of said feed unit (4) comprising a blocking element (11), wherein the blocking element (11) of said transfer module (7) is movable to swing from a rest position in two directions in relation to the feed module (5) and is arranged such a distance away from the guide face (6) of the feed module (5) as to define a passage of a size that can vary with the swinging of the blocking element (11) such that individual coins or small coin volumes can be moved through the passage (12) between blocking element (11) and guide face (6) freely while larger coin volumes are in part retained by said blocking element (11),
• wherein the feed module (5) of the feed unit (4) is of vibratory type wherein the guide face (6) is induced to vibrate,
• wherein the guide face (6) has a plurality of recesses (9) which are so dimensioned that coins carried along said guide face (6) cannot slip through any of these recesses (9), and
• wherein the guide face (6) is inclined downwards toward the coin separating unit (3).

A device for receiving coins with

• a charge aperture for charging coins,
• a unit for separating coins entered into the charge aperture, and
• a feed unit between the charge aperture and the unit for separating coins, the feed unit for feeding coins to the unit for separating coins, which feed unit is provided with a guide face (6) giving support to the coins during the feeding process,
• wherein the feed unit (4) is an active type feeder having a feed module (5) that is operable with the aid of an actuator means to feed coins toward the coin separating unit (3) and that is designed such that the coins are transported toward the coin separating unit (3) along said guide face, and
• wherein the feed unit (4) has a transfer module (7) to restrict a feed rate of said feed unit (4) comprising a blocking element (11), wherein the blocking element (11) of said transfer module (7) is movable to swing from a rest position in two directions in relation to the feed module (5) and is arranged such a distance away from the guide face (6) of the feed module (5) as to define a passage of a size that can vary with the swinging of the blocking element (11) such that individual coins or small coin volumes can be moved through the passage (12) between blocking element (11) and guide face (6) freely while larger coin volumes are in part retained by said blocking element (11),
• wherein the feed unit (4) is provided with a detector module to detect a coin load acting on the coin separating unit (3) which load is due to coins fed to, but not separated by, said unit (3), which detector module coacts with the actuator means of the active type feed module (5) such that a feed rate will be varied dependent on said detected prevailing coin load,
• wherein the guide face (6) has a plurality of recesses (9) which are so dimensioned that coins carried along the guide face (6) cannot slip through any of these recesses (9), and
• wherein the guide face (6) is inclined downwards toward the coin separating unit (3).